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swogan

Pronunciation: /ˈswoː.ɡɑn/

“swogan” is an Old English word. Its 3 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to resound, sound, roar
  2. to move with violence, rush, enter with force, invade
  3. to overwhelm

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *swōgan. Compare Old Saxon swōgan (“to burst forth”).

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